Failing Calculus in freshman year is one of the top reasons for why students drop out of college in America. With such busy schedules, very often students cannot start studying until late at night when they are unable to get the help they need if they are struggling.
Students have no access to help when they need it at odd hours. Sensei will attract tutors from all across the world, not only taking advantage of time differences but also different academic calendars.
Most on-demand tutoring services have students and tutors that are primarily from the same country. Also, the tutors are very often graduate students. This means that when our target audience of undergraduate students is struggling with assignments and exams, the graduate student tutors are frequently occupied with grading and their own college work.
Sensei is not only more convenient, no matter the hour of the day, it is more affordable as well. In Hong Kong, for example, privileged high school students can pay anywhere from $80 to $250/hr for a tutor. This pushes the price of tutoring out of the range that most families can afford.
Sensei will be a cheaper alternative. This is because there is a shortage of college educated native English-speaking tutors. Students there are willing to pay prime rates for English language tutors for math and many other subjects in order to prepare for English language tests such as the SAT, ACT, and AP.
We fill the gap through connecting Hong Kong students to tutors in English-speaking countries such as the United States, and potentially Australia and New Zealand. Sensei Tutors will be the gateway to the untapped Asian market.
